Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. This week on the ESI Digest, we cover G2 […]
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Overwatch reveals Kanezaka Challenge, mini-event with new map
After revealing a new Overwatch map called Kanezaka in mid-December last year, the developers are finally launching it. Kanezaka will be playable starting January 12, launching with a new mini-event based on it. This Overwatch event is called the Kanezaka Challenge, and it also reveals a new Hanzo skin. However, this event is only from […]
Housemarque Reveals Brand New Returnal Gameplay
Housemarque has revealed some brand new snippets of gameplay from its upcoming title, Returnal. During the Game Awards, one of the biggest highlights was the release date announcement of Housemarque’s upcoming third-person roguelike Returnal. With only a short gameplay trailer to go alongside the announcement, news about what kind of game Returnal is and how it […]
Bloober Team Reveals The Medium Will Be More Like Amnesia, Less Like Resident Evil
Bloober Team has revealed in an interview that their upcoming horror title The Medium will feel similar to the Amnesia series. Bloober Team is a small studio focused on creating physiological horror experiences and the minds behind games like Layers of Fear, Observer, and Blair Witch. Its latest game in the works, The Medium, is […]
4A Games Reveals Next Metro Will Be Multiplayer
4A Games has announced that its next game in the Metro series will offer both single player and multiplayer options. The Ukrainian-Maltese game developer based in Sliema, Malta, first introduced Metro 2033, a first-person shooter created for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 gaming platforms, in March 2010. Since then, the series has added two sequels […]
Recent Study Reveals PC Gamers Are Smarter Than Console Gamers (But Rainbow Six Siege Players Are Smartest Of All)
A new study with over 1,000 participants found those who play Rainbow Six Siege were – on average – smarter than all other gamers. It also shed light on the average IQ of each platform, with PC scoring the highest and mobile coming in last. Behind the study was a group of psychologists, working in […]
DreamHack Reveals Brand Refresh
During its annual “DreamHack Day” event, gaming festival and esports tournament organizer DreamHack revealed an updated brand identity. The new branding was created in partnership with brand agency Superunion and “reflects the company’s evolution into a global destination for immersive, gaming lifestyle experiences where the community comes to life.” DreamHack recently merged with its sister […]
Matrix Games Showcase Reveals Four New Wargames For 2021
Video wargames developer and publisher Matrix Games recently live-streamed its Home of Wargamers Matrix Games Showcase, an almost 3-hour recon into the future wargames Matrix currently has planned to release in 2021. Four wargames were showcased, along with interviews and commentary from the wargames’ renowned designers. The HoW Matrix Games Showcase hosting duties were captained […]
MOONTON Reveals Teams Participating at In-Person M2 World Championship Singapore Competition
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer MOONTON announced the teams that will be flying in to take part in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M2 World Championship Singapore. MOONTON announced Sunday evening that teams from Japan, Brazil, Russia, and other regions around the world will be flown in early for the competition taking place Jan. 18 – […]
Ubisoft Reveals Rainbow Six Esports Roadmap, Postpones Inaugural World Cup to 2022
French video game company Ubisoft announced a roadmap for its upcoming Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege esports events. By virtue of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all tournaments will not host an audience throughout at least February next year. The Rainbow Six 2020 esports campaign will be concluded with the Regional Finals 2020 taking place from […]